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Currently this PPF 5712 (previously GREEN 5712) is the hottest rep Patek on the market, I’ve only been wearing this watch for a day, but I would like to give my two cents about this rep, since we have some good opinions and some doubts about this rep
First, let’s about about the cons, there are a few, but no deal breakers in my book.
1. the biggest flaws, the PR indicator does not work as intended, instead it works like a gmt function, as you wear the watch throughout the day, the PR will move along, the PR generally hits the red dots (means no power left) sometimes between 11pm and 1am. So, in the forenoon, the PR indicator slowly increase to 48 (supposedly full power), and slowly decrease to red dots in the afternoon. Minus 1 point
2. the crown, for those who have purchased the ppf 5711 before, this is the same issue, the crown sticking out by like 1mm more or less. I’m not sure if this is fixable by modder
3. date hand misalignment, someone pointed it out on the main thread, the date doesnt point the center of the date, instead it points a little but to the right, again I’m not sure if this is fixable by modder
4. moon disc gap, is there a gap? yes. is it noticeable on the wrist? yes and no, only on certain angles. Minus 0.5 point
5. bracelet, when i had the watch on my hands, I immediately noticed the bracelet feel cheap, feels like the v1 v2 noob daytona bracelet if anyone know what im talking about, however, the surface of the bracelet feels pretty smooth. Just for comparison, my favorite rep bracelet is the vsf 41sub bracelet, it truly feels very gen like when compared to my gen gmt. So, minus 0.5 points
6. price point, $688, I understand this price may be a dealbreaker for some of you guys, but I think it worth every penny.
Now, let’s talk about the pros, what I love about this watch,
1. the dial. sweet mother of Jesus, I think this is the best, probably the closest to gen Patek dial we have seen the color, the sunburst, just PERFECT. But, I’ve never see gen 5712, only videos and pictures, so I understand if some of you think I may not qualified to give this opinion, I respect that, again all of this just my two cents
2. subdial placement, everything is the same with gen, this is probably my second favorite part of this watch, first been the dial color
3. all functions works, however the PR doesn’t work as intended, would prefer is it stay at full, but it doesn’t bother me at all
4. movement finishing, I dont know what to say, when i first saw the movement irl, it shocked me, I gotta say this, even tho it’s nowhere near gen patek finishing, but it looks hella beautiful, like if the movement is at the correct position, it may fool some gen patek player. hhahaha I’m definitely over exaggerating. REMEMBER, YOU SHOULD NEVER WEAR ANY OF YOUR REPS TO ANY AD, PERIOD.
tltr: overall I’m giving this watch a 8/10, I think the pros definitely beats the cons for a mile, and it will be in my never sell collection for sure, 5712 is my holy grail of holy grails xD, I still plan to purchase gen 5712 someday, and even if I had gen, I still wouldn’t sell this rep 5712, thats how good I think this rep is, should you wait for a v2? definitely no, because you may not even be able to grab a v1 nowadays the demand is so high, and the supply is very low, let alone we don’t know when is the next raid gonna happen, so grab if you can before you cant no more:thumbup:
First, let’s about about the cons, there are a few, but no deal breakers in my book.
1. the biggest flaws, the PR indicator does not work as intended, instead it works like a gmt function, as you wear the watch throughout the day, the PR will move along, the PR generally hits the red dots (means no power left) sometimes between 11pm and 1am. So, in the forenoon, the PR indicator slowly increase to 48 (supposedly full power), and slowly decrease to red dots in the afternoon. Minus 1 point
2. the crown, for those who have purchased the ppf 5711 before, this is the same issue, the crown sticking out by like 1mm more or less. I’m not sure if this is fixable by modder
3. date hand misalignment, someone pointed it out on the main thread, the date doesnt point the center of the date, instead it points a little but to the right, again I’m not sure if this is fixable by modder
4. moon disc gap, is there a gap? yes. is it noticeable on the wrist? yes and no, only on certain angles. Minus 0.5 point
5. bracelet, when i had the watch on my hands, I immediately noticed the bracelet feel cheap, feels like the v1 v2 noob daytona bracelet if anyone know what im talking about, however, the surface of the bracelet feels pretty smooth. Just for comparison, my favorite rep bracelet is the vsf 41sub bracelet, it truly feels very gen like when compared to my gen gmt. So, minus 0.5 points
6. price point, $688, I understand this price may be a dealbreaker for some of you guys, but I think it worth every penny.
Now, let’s talk about the pros, what I love about this watch,
1. the dial. sweet mother of Jesus, I think this is the best, probably the closest to gen Patek dial we have seen the color, the sunburst, just PERFECT. But, I’ve never see gen 5712, only videos and pictures, so I understand if some of you think I may not qualified to give this opinion, I respect that, again all of this just my two cents
2. subdial placement, everything is the same with gen, this is probably my second favorite part of this watch, first been the dial color
3. all functions works, however the PR doesn’t work as intended, would prefer is it stay at full, but it doesn’t bother me at all
4. movement finishing, I dont know what to say, when i first saw the movement irl, it shocked me, I gotta say this, even tho it’s nowhere near gen patek finishing, but it looks hella beautiful, like if the movement is at the correct position, it may fool some gen patek player. hhahaha I’m definitely over exaggerating. REMEMBER, YOU SHOULD NEVER WEAR ANY OF YOUR REPS TO ANY AD, PERIOD.
tltr: overall I’m giving this watch a 8/10, I think the pros definitely beats the cons for a mile, and it will be in my never sell collection for sure, 5712 is my holy grail of holy grails xD, I still plan to purchase gen 5712 someday, and even if I had gen, I still wouldn’t sell this rep 5712, thats how good I think this rep is, should you wait for a v2? definitely no, because you may not even be able to grab a v1 nowadays the demand is so high, and the supply is very low, let alone we don’t know when is the next raid gonna happen, so grab if you can before you cant no more:thumbup:
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